Sysco Foods

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sysco Foods in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Sysco Foods Report ID 2016032359
Address 5000 Westheimer City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
Event Date March 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Elbow(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.74000, -95.46000

Incident Narrative

While loading an electric pallet jack onto the back of a trailer, an employee slipped and fell approximately 4 feet off the lift gate and onto the parking lot asphalt, fracturing a bone in the elbow area.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2016, a worker at Sysco Foods in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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